After 17 years of serving as an ambassador for her species in the wild, Tigger, the Hattiesburg Zoo’s beloved Siberian Tiger, was humanely euthanized Friday afternoon following a decline in her quality of life due to old age.

The Hattiesburg Zoo is thrilled to announce the addition of two Sumatran Tigers to the Zoo’s animal collection. Coming to Hattiesburg from the Los Angeles Zoo, the two brothers will make their grand debut at the Hattiesburg Zoo on Saturday, March 8 during a public unveiling at 11am.

Less than three months after unveiling a new golden eagle exhibit, complete with a golden eagle named Nugget, the Hattiesburg Zoo is now home to a second golden eagle on loan from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services.

The Hattiesburg Convention Commission announced today that the Hattiesburg Zoo will be the recipient of a $277,000 grant from the Asbury Foundation for work on the highly anticipated new zoo education building. This new building will be called the Asbury Discovery Center and will be unveiled in April of 2014.